On a given computer, in the Options dialog box, on the Environment, Startup options page, you can turn synchronization on or off for different settings categories on that computer. For example, if you decide not to synchronize Text Editor settings on Computer A, its Text Editor settings do not appear on Computer B, and Computer B's Text Editor settings are not applied to Computer A. (The Startup page itself is not synchronized.)

Settings can be synchronized on computers that have any Ultimate, Premium, or Professional edition of Visual Studio. You can synchronize settings on computers that all have Express editions, but not on computers that have a mix of Express and non-Express.

Settings conflicts are resolved silently whenever possible. If a conflict cannot be resolved, Visual Studio disables synchronization on the computer that has the conflict and notifies you through the Notification Hub. In most cases, there are three ways to resolve the conflict:

Upload this computer's incompatible settings to the server.

Download the server settings to this computer.

Turn synchronization off on this computer to keep it isolated. This does not affect synchronization on the other computers.

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